its getting slippery again.

[FROSTY:Me]

Guys not wanting to sound like a cracked record but we need to take extra care right now. Its getting dark so early cagers arent used to night commuting. With the wet oily slippery roads its getting pretty nasty out there.
lets be extra carefull hu folks

[sunhuntin]

have to agree there....im seriously thinking of investing in some reflective strip of my jacket and pants...but then the sun comes up and i forget why id need any...lol.

watch the paint lines people....had enough bad news over summer....lets all see the next one in together eh?

[SwanTiger]

Yep, pays to be careful on the roads now.

Just to provide some emphasis, I was pulling into a road at approximately 15 - 20 kmp/h with a slight lean. The front tyre slipped out a good 15 - 20 centermeters and proceded to go side ways. I managed to keep it upright by putting my foot down, scrapping along the ground, holding the bike before the wheels gripped again.

On my return home I inspected the road to see what the cause may of been. I came to the conclusion that the pine needles scattered about had started the slip. Pine needles are rather hard to see...

So that just goes to show, 100kmp/h or 10kmp/h, anything can happen.

Had plenty of slips and slides along SH 1 too, but thats entertaining when your stuck behind traffic.

[FROSTY:Me]

get yaself some new tyres swanny-

[justsomeguy]

Yep, pays to be careful on the roads now.

Just to provide some emphasis, I was pulling into a road at approximately 15 - 20 kmp/h with a slight lean. The front tyre slipped out a good 15 - 20 centermeters and proceded to go side ways. I managed to keep it upright by putting my foot down, scrapping along the ground, holding the bike before the wheels gripped again.

On my return home I inspected the road to see what the cause may of been. I came to the conclusion that the pine needles scattered about had started the slip. Pine needles are rather hard to see...

So that just goes to show, 100kmp/h or 10kmp/h, anything can happen.

Had plenty of slips and slides along SH 1 too, but thats entertaining when your stuck behind traffic.

Get some Continental Contiforces. You can clock a CBR250 with one inch of water on the road and they'll still grip. Just take it a bit smooth while braking and cornering.

[justsomeguy]

get yaself some new tyres swanny-

What the wise man says

OH yeah congrats on 7k posts young fella.

[SwanTiger]

get yaself some new tyres swanny-

May just do that at some stage, I have plenty of tread left on mine, but they don't seem to be the best in the wet, especially the front tyre.

However, my main problem at the moment is sorting out my suspension which isn't very adjustable on a Hyosung.

[FROSTY:Me]

swanny--start a new thread on the subject. In a nutshell i'd suggest ya strip down the front end and put decent fork oil in it.Get a decent set of tyres and you wont believe the difference

[justsomeguy]

You giving out advice again? I thought you agree to keep your head down?

No, I agreed to not pass people on blind corners and break too many road laws while on group rides and to take a break from newbie/open to all KB rides unless I get invited on them.

Understand.

[metric]

Guys not wanting to sound like a cracked record but we need to take extra care right now. Its getting dark so early cagers arent used to night commuting. With the wet oily slippery roads its getting pretty nasty out there.
lets be extra carefull hu folks

good call

when it gets wet it seems like cagers get more irrational than usual...

[SixPackBack]

You giving out advice again? I thought you agree to keep your head down?

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[sAsLEX]

Is it just me or do brakes tend to bite a lot more suddenly in the wet than in the dry? Making it slightly more challenging to brake hard smoothly in the wet?

Shouldn't! should be slipperyer, with the pads and discs generally being alot colder, the GP guys run diff discs in the rain as their fancy ones run too cold and dont work,

[justsomeguy]

Shouldn't! should be slipperyer, with the pads and discs generally being alot colder, the GP guys run diff discs in the rain as their fancy ones run too cold and dont work,

Well my brakes tend to be less sharp and then grip a bit more abruptly rather than progressively.

[XP@]

good call...
I was looking on trade me the other day for a winter wrist, you know the type that dosent flick the throttle as fast...
couldn't find one

so I guess i will have to try and keep myself in check a bit... bloody hard after a good summer though.

[sunhuntin]

good call

when it gets wet it seems like cagers get more irrational than usual...

ive noticed that....they seem to go faster in town as well "omg, its raining, i might get wet in my fully enclosed cage!!" and then theres me on the bike, soaked to the bones and out the other side again, tootling along at around 45k....cars up my exhaust so they can get home and "out of the rain" lmfao. so funny....cagers in winter are funny to watch.